You’re better off spending less time on your phone screen. There will always be an urgent news item you need to know about. A bill being proposed that will make your life just a little worse if you don’t reach out to your representative to express your concern. A war being waged that will make your groceries cost more. But experts still insist that too much screen time is ruining the mental health of children especially, and they also say Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s proposed solution is easier said than done.
According to a report published by the Department of Health and Human Services, excessive exposure to phone screens for children not only causes mental health problems, but also harms their physical health. According to a medical journal called Scientific American, the warning came from a surgeon general advisory — it’s worth noting that the Donald Trump administration recently withdrew its nominee for surgeon general, so the office still has no official head.
